Reel for barbing machines



was. Z6, 1922, 11,449,322

- T. ALEXANDER. Y l

REEL Fore @mame Mamme;

FILVED .06Tl ,2Q w19- 2 sHEsTsesl-ige 1 2 sHEETs'sHEET 2 T. ALEXANDER". REEL FOR BARBIN@ MACHINES.

` Fuso OCT- 20. 1919.

Dec., 26, 1922.

Inman/to@ we Af/afan @2512@ Patented lite", i922.

TRUE aLEirannEE, or ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, assienoa ro nona-on ino-iv Worms,

` or ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, acoEroEarroN. o y

REEL EOE` sirname MACHINES.

application `rue-ronorar-20, 1919. serial No. `siaoia To all fit/tom it may concern.' Beit known that TRUEALEXANDER, a citizen ol the United States, residing at rshland, in the county of Boyd and Statev of Kentucky, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels for Bai-bmg Machines, ot' which the Jfollowing is a speciication. i This invention relates broadly to barb'lng machines, and has particular referencev Ato improved machinery torroughening orfbarbing wire prior tothenal `process of nailL i formation.

Another object of theinvention res-tsav ail barbing lmachine whereinis provided' improved means for` eiiecting the passage of reel carriedwirethrough a plurality of rotatable barbing members Vandto provide resilient means in co-operation with said members whereby the latter will be causedv toy exert required pressure upon f' wire passing therethroughto eliect barb formationsupon said wire, and to provide said memberswith annular barbing grooves Whichare adapted to receive wire of diderentgage.

Further a more important object oi the invention' resides in the provision of any improved reel structure aboutwhichthe wire, leaving the barbin'g members, is adapted to be wound, said reelstructure consisting of a plurality ot separable upper and lower sec-` tions which are adapted tobe connected in lirm relation sotliat a composite reel will" bek formed 'l'or the reception of the wire, and to provide means in conjunction `with said sections whereby the latter may be separated'so that the removal of wire wound aboutzthe saine may be etfected in an expeditious, simple and ellective manner.

A still iurther object of they inventionresides in the provision ot improved driving means for eliecting ythezrotation of the reel structure andto provide mechanism in conjunction with said driving means for arresting the rotation of said reel ,structure at desired periods. i

Other objects ofthe invention reside `in the provision ot a vise `member carried by the upper of said reel sections', said. member being situated toI receive the inner end ofl the barbed and scored wire wound about the reel structure, the vise memberbeing capable of firmly gripping the end ot said wire so that the rotation o?? the reel structure will cause the wrapping or the winding ot the wire thereabout; in means co-operative with the sect-ions of the repel structure for insuring an accurateand close tit between the same and to insure the simultaneous operation of both of said sections in a unitary manner, and linally, to construct the machine as a whole u=so that the same will be capableof being suc-l cessfully operated overy extended vperiods Without damage or undue breakage thereto, andlr to render its mechanism simple, reliable and positive withaccompanying ease of operation and control. c

.ldith these and `further objects in view,as `will `appear as the description proceeds, the `invention accordingly consists in the novel `features of construction, `combination oit eloments, `andarrangements ot'y parts, hereinafter4 to be fullydescribed and to have the scope 'thereof pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.y

In the accompanying drawings, `i'orming a part of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference `denote like and corresponding parts:

lFigure Il isa side elevation ofthe im- `proved barbing machine comprising the Figure Sois a detail view? disclosing the.

mechanism for throwing the reel structure into and out of driving relation with its driving spindle,

Figureis detail view ot`- the upper sectionfof the reel structure, and

Figure is a similar view o'lf the tion of said reel structure. v

Referring more particularlyto the structural `detailsoie the barbing machine dis'- closed inthe drawings, and in 'which the preferred principles-of the invention are embodied, use is made of a frame `struct-ure 1Q rllhis structure may consist offspaced parallel bottom sills2 and similarly Aspaced and extending rupper sills 3, said sills being united by means of vertically kdisposed members fl. These parts are preferably oit sturdy construction and `are firmly united so that a' rigid foundation will be provided for the mechanism which the iframe;carries.y Forining` a part ot "the base plate 5, which is located at the forward end of the machine and is supported lower secl iramo structure l is a by means of vertical posts 6. Mounted Aupon the plate 5 is the wire barbing mechanism 7.

This mechanism includes a casting formed ement, andare provided kwith scored grooves 15 which are situatedin registering relation, said grooves beingpof varying size sothat the rollers will be capable of receiving and 'barbingwire of varying gage. The rollers are normally maintained in contact with each other by providing the tops ot the `standards 9 with cap blocks 16, and these blocks are providedgwitli threaded, adjust-I able and vertically extending set screws 17. The lower ends of the setV screws extend within the slots 10 andI are arranged to frictionally press `upon resilienty members 18, which are situated within the Slots 10 and are mounted upon the upper oi" the blocks 12, Themembers 18 are formed tov embody upper and lower metallic plates 19, between which are preferably, imposed blocks of solid rubber- 20, and it will be ob-v vious that by suitably adjusting the set which are of varying size to receive wire of different gage. Y

ln yorder to withdraw wire from the drinn V`22 and to etlect its passage through the The latter are pro-I screws 17, resilient pressure may be imparted upon the upper of the bearing blocks v12 so that,l the roller-14 carriedthereby will be pressed into resilientl engagement with the corresponding roller carriedr by the lower shaft, the arrangement being such. that the rollers 111 will normally be maintained in frictional contact, however,` upon the passage of a wire thiiough anyone ofthe barb,- ing grooves 15 olf' said rollers, `the latter will be slightly separated against 4the pres# sure exercised by the resilient memberslS so that corresponding pressure will be imparted'` to the vwire passing between said rollers. This pressure isv sufiicient to ,pressi out the scored orvbarbed formations upon said' wire during its passage between said rollers. y I Y Beforebeingintroduced between the rollers 111, the`wire'21 is 'contained upon a rota.y

table drum 22 and is `wound off of this idruinl n during the passage ot said wire between said rollers. A guide plate 23 maybe `provided in advance of the rollers 14 to receivewthe,v

wire 21 as the latter passes from the drinn 02 and to `properly guide the wire into co# operation with the rollers. This plate may be provided with `a plurality ot' slots 24 To firmly unite the tree barbing rollers and to finally receive the barbed wire, the'present invention cont-emplates lthe lprovision ot an improved reel struc\tur'e"25,'upon which the wire is wound i and bundled after thefsame has been scored, driving means being associated with said reel structure to effect its rotation' and the consequent advance of the wire v21 in its l path of traine through the machine. rlhis reel structure consists of a pair of upper and lower sections 26, which are substantially of duplicate vformation and when in registering relation will provide a drum about which the wire 21 may be wound.` Extending upwardly through the frame structure 1 is a drivingxspindle 27 and keyed to this spindle above the horizontal plane` ofthe trame structure is driving collar 28,

said collar being provided with an upper t clutch surface Y29. Theunderside of the lower section 26 is provided withy a socket 30 shaped to receive the upper clutch portion 29 of the collar 28, so that when the 4lower section 26 is deposited or placed upon the collar 28, thel rotation of the spindle 27 will be imparted. to the reel structure 25 as a whole.

vTo insure accurate registration between the sections 26 and a unitary rotation of lthe latter whenthe saine arer assembled, thel I lower sectionhas its upper surface formed with an annular recessml into which is adapted to be placed an. annular rim 32 `formed upony the lower surface ojt the upper section. VThis construction serves to eliminate relative lateralV shifting .of the'two sections andy maintains true v,registrybetween parts. To secure said sections in this assembled relation, the lower section is pro'- vided with a rigid vertically protruding stud 83, which is arranged `to project through an opening` 3ft formed in the upper section, the stud being oifV suiiicieiit length to project above the strengtlieuing rib .formation 35 of said upper section and yis provided at its upper end with a slot Se. A wedge pin or block 37 is adapted to pro ject through this slot 36 and into engage ment withv the rib `formation 35, whereby when the block 37 is securely driven into its operative position, the saidiisections 26 will be firmly retained in their unitedv posi-V tions and will be capable ot' rotating together. It will of course be understood that the sections 26 areprovided with registering axial openings '.38 for the reception ofl the spindle 27 and that the reel structure is 'capable of rotating` freely about the spine dle 27 whenathe collar 28 ot the latter is out 01"'4 engagement with the socket 30.0.?` the lower section 26. y

end of the wire iis Macnee 2l to the reel structure,y so' that the rotation?` of the latter willi` result `in the'l passage ot, said wire between the rollerslll, the upper seri-,tion 2G lis formed wit-lila transverse openingl which'. extends through the concave wall thereof,anddnto` its hollow interior. Situated within the upper Lsection and carriedib'y the rib formation, thereof is a vise 40 by means of which the free'end` ci" sait wire is clampedvto the reel structure. This vise may be `ot any desired formation, but in the present instanceconsists oit a lower jawel which is,pivotedasiat42th) the upper jaw 43. A Vmanually operable screw lelis arranged to pass through said jawsv so that when suitably rotated said screw will cause the jaws to be brought together andy in,` this. manner will ,enablev the saine to securely clamp the `free end'lo said wire between said jaws. Openingsmay be provided inthe adjacent faces of saidjaws to receive'tliel wire 21. It will` thus vbe inaniiest that the wire willbe passedv between` said rollerslirom the drum 22' about which it is initially wound invbundle formation and after passing through said rollers the ii'ree end of the wirevwill be trained through the opening 39 ot the reel structurey and hence into firmly clamped relationship with the vise 40. By being securely connected with the latter the rotation of the reel structure will result in the winding of the wire 2l thereabout, so that said wire may be again bundled after its passage through the barbing or scoring rollers, as will be :clearly understood. Inordei to eiifect the rotation of the reel structure, the driving mechanism therefor may consist of a power shaft 45, which is adapted to be journaled for `rotation Vin suitable bearings provided in the under portion of the frame structure l, and this-shaft may be equipped with the usual loose and tight pulley wheels i6 about which a drive belt 4t? may be trained, the belt leading to any suitable 'prime mover so that when `in `enga1,'eiueiit with the pulley last to the shaft 45 rotation will. be imparted to the latter. liu the present construction the shaft 45 `is proif'ideC with a beveled gear 4S, which is arrangedto mesh with a similar gear 49 provided upon the end of the spindle 27 Vso that in this inanner the rotation of the shaft Ll5 will be simultaneously imparted to the spindle 27 and hence to the reel structure. y

After the reel structure has been wound with wire to its maximum capacity its operation niay be temporarily halted to per- .mit oit the removal oit' the wire bundled `60l thereabout and to permit of further operations of the machine. To .this end, there is employed a yoke shaped lever '50, lwhich is pivoted as at 5l to the frame structure at a position contiguous tothe spindle 27. vrlhe yoke shaped extremities of the lever 50 are j theI spindle27.

in turnipivota'lly connected withfa pair of vertically movablev pins 52,'wh'ich are slidbar forming apart ont the trame structure l, and in which the upper end of' thespindle 27 is ouirnaled. lWhen the lever 50 occupies i airinactive position the upper ends of the pins 52 will assume'a `plane beneath the said pins 52 will be elevatedand yforced into contact with the underside ot said lower section so that ,the reel structure will be` caused to be elevated and disconnected from` drivingrelationship with respect tothe drivremoved.y through the provision of an actuating lever` 54, which is pivoted as at lupon the frame structurel, and has its outer end ,mounted tor vertical movement withinf aslot -5Gf ably mounted lin a transversely `extending `lower sectionf26, however, upon the oscillation of. the lever y5() to `infective position, 75)

formed in one of the vertical members Il.

lThis slot 'provided at its lower `end with.

an oifset 'shoulder 5T, whereby when the lever 55'@ is oscillated so as to effect the elevation of the pins 52, the outer end ot the saine may be forced into engagement vwith the shoulders 57 so that thereel structure as va wholemay be retainedin its elevated position and out of rotatable connection with To eifect the separation of the sections 26 anda consequent removal ot the bundled wire from the reel structure, it is rsimply necessary to remove the wedge block 37 `from y its receiving slot formed in the stud 33, and" hence through the provision of a crane structure provided in connection with the machine, said upper section may be quickly and conveniently removed from its engagement with the lower section thus leaving the wire contained upon said lower section iree to be convenientlyremoved. Preferably, the sections ol" the reel structure are providedwith .recesses 5f) in their periphery and are further icrined with registering studs 6() on their inner surfaces. Then, betere the wii'el is bundled around the sections, a tic wire 6l positioned so as 'to extend across the concave face of said sections, the free ends of said wire being passe-d through the recess`59 and then wrapped about the studs 60. Ubviously, be-

y fore the sections are removed rfrom register- `ing relation, the tie wirel is tied about the bundle of wire wrapped around the sections, so that uponvthe removal of the upper section, saidv wire will be retained in` its bundled condition throughthe agency 'ot the tie wire 6l;

yFroni the foregoing description,,taken'inv connection with the accompanying drawings, it will bcvapparent that tiiere is provided a machine oil considerable utility in the ca-` structureel -Byyirftiie of the two part for.

`pacity stated. Giving to the two part ,c011- struction oi' the Wine ing reel 25xfgreat lcon*- venieiice isobtained in effecting the removal of Wound wirefthereiiroin and it is believed that in this particular the present invention comprises a .distinct improvement over past mation offthewinding reel the bundle of Wire `may be quickly aiideasily removed therefrom Withbut a ininiiniim'of time consumption rand labor so "that this period of idleness onpart oiV the machine will bea negligible tactorrwhen viewed irom a proi duction standpoint. .n Through the driving tion and operation of the ieelstriicture may `be readily governed and-the* necessityoi mechanigcin and clutches-described, the rota handling heavy andjcumbersome` parts von the part of the operator is .substantially avoided.k y, f .y That Icla'iin;` is: i i 1; In al wire vbarbing machine, a reel struc- 4 structure, vthe crciiinferentialedges of said reel struct-ure being provided with radial 1 rooves ca able of receivin Vand tin Wire astiid fixed to the 'iiiider side of said structure 'and capable ol securing one end oi said the uppersuii'aceo't' said reelstriictiire and operative to receive and ture vfor receiving and Winding in coile` lengths ov/'ire barbed bythe machine, `said A reel structure comprising a pair of separable sections capable of facilitating 4the removalL `ofcoiled Wire therefrom, inea-ne for e'ecting `the siippoi'tand rotation of said reel retain the vother end ofsaid tying Wire. 1 2. In a wire baibing machine,fa reel struc` 30 Vtying Wire, and a gripping-'vise jcariied byv f structure, means for retaining said Sectionsv in,assembledrelationship, and abail carried to facilitate the'separation .of the'sections.

Intestimeny whereof l affix inysignature.

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